Mexico vs North Korea statistics compared

Mexico has a population of 131M (ranked 11/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Mexico's land area is 750,563 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 13th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Mexico and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Mexico and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Mexico

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Mexico	North Korea
1960	$13,040,000,000	-
1961	$14,160,000,000	-
1962	$15,200,000,000	-
1963	$16,960,000,000	-
1964	$20,080,000,000	-
1965	$21,840,000,000	-
1966	$24,320,000,000	-
1967	$26,560,000,000	-
1968	$29,360,000,000	-
1969	$32,480,000,000	-
1970	$35,520,000,000	-
1971	$39,200,000,000	-
1972	$45,200,000,000	-
1973	$55,280,000,000	-
1974	$72,000,000,000	-
1975	$88,000,000,000	-
1976	$88,875,923,765	-
1977	$81,912,018,784	-
1978	$102,648,570,299	-
1979	$134,531,900,899	-
1980	$205,577,055,466	-
1981	$263,797,827,860	-
1982	$184,602,611,610	-
1983	$156,167,000,433	-
1984	$184,230,754,105	-
1985	$195,241,069,482	-
1986	$134,556,034,673	-
1987	$147,542,558,209	-
1988	$181,611,150,497	-
1989	$221,403,098,267	-
1990	$261,253,675,693	-
1991	$313,139,656,146	-
1992	$363,157,832,924	-
1993	$530,160,763,663	-
1994	$553,618,247,901	-
1995	$380,157,469,867	-
1996	$432,157,945,024	-
1997	$523,449,530,464	-
1998	$557,461,102,631	-
1999	$631,249,359,702	-
2000	$742,061,329,749	-
2001	$796,064,590,549	-
2002	$810,666,116,402	-
2003	$765,549,967,889	-
2004	$819,459,227,375	-
2005	$917,571,853,529	-
2006	$1,020,265,057,882	-
2007	$1,102,355,554,880	-
2008	$1,161,553,459,985	-
2009	$943,437,415,025	$23,356,470,000
2010	$1,105,424,238,573	$25,995,513,000
2011	$1,229,013,703,578	$29,005,020,000
2012	$1,255,110,424,666	$29,890,710,000
2013	$1,327,436,290,439	$30,588,922,000
2014	$1,364,507,717,765	$30,554,460,000
2015	$1,213,294,467,780	$30,723,030,000
2016	$1,112,233,497,453	$28,882,640,000
2017	$1,190,721,475,906	$29,105,440,000
2018	$1,256,300,182,776	$28,536,400,000
2019	$1,304,106,203,902	$28,222,880,000
2020	$1,121,064,767,402	$27,728,240,000
2021	$1,316,569,466,735	$32,301,720,000
2022	$1,466,464,899,304	$28,971,360,000
2023	$1,793,798,859,343	$32,155,360,000
2024	$1,852,722,885,258	$34,943,120,000

Mexico and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Mexico

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Mexico	North Korea
1960	$355	-
1961	$374	-
1962	$388	-
1963	$420	-
1964	$481	-
1965	$506	-
1966	$545	-
1967	$576	-
1968	$616	-
1969	$660	-
1970	$699	-
1971	$748	-
1972	$837	-
1973	$993	-
1974	$1,256	-
1975	$1,492	-
1976	$1,465	-
1977	$1,315	-
1978	$1,604	-
1979	$2,049	-
1980	$3,055	-
1981	$3,829	-
1982	$2,621	-
1983	$2,170	-
1984	$2,506	-
1985	$2,602	-
1986	$1,757	-
1987	$1,888	-
1988	$2,279	-
1989	$2,725	-
1990	$3,154	-
1991	$3,709	-
1992	$4,221	-
1993	$6,048	-
1994	$6,202	-
1995	$4,184	-
1996	$4,674	-
1997	$5,567	-
1998	$5,833	-
1999	$6,500	-
2000	$7,524	-
2001	$7,953	-
2002	$7,983	-
2003	$7,434	-
2004	$7,850	-
2005	$8,672	-
2006	$9,513	-
2007	$10,134	-
2008	$10,524	-
2009	$8,424	$939
2010	$9,729	$1,040
2011	$10,664	$1,156
2012	$10,744	$1,186
2013	$11,217	$1,208
2014	$11,391	$1,201
2015	$10,021	$1,201
2016	$9,098	$1,124
2017	$9,649	$1,127
2018	$10,085	$1,100
2019	$10,370	$1,084
2020	$8,841	$1,061
2021	$10,314	$1,231
2022	$11,402	$1,100
2023	$13,826	$1,217
2024	$14,158	$1,319

Mexico vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Mexico

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Mexico	North Korea
1950	43.8	14.2
1951	44.8	17.7
1952	45.7	32.8
1953	47	40.3
1954	48.3	50.6
1955	49.6	51.8
1956	50.4	52.8
1957	51.1	53.7
1958	51.8	54.5
1959	52.7	55.2
1960	53.6	55.8
1961	54.4	56.4
1962	55.1	57
1963	55.5	57.6
1964	55.9	58.2
1965	56.7	58.8
1966	57.4	59.4
1967	58	60.1
1968	58.2	60.8
1969	58.4	61.4
1970	58.9	62
1971	59.4	62.7
1972	60.1	63.3
1973	60.5	63.8
1974	61.2	64.3
1975	61.9	64.8
1976	62.5	65.3
1977	63	65.8
1978	63.4	66.3
1979	63.9	66.7
1980	64.3	67.2
1981	64.7	67.7
1982	65.3	68.1
1983	65.8	68.5
1984	66.2	68.9
1985	66.8	69.2
1986	67.4	69.5
1987	67.9	69.8
1988	68.3	70.1
1989	68.6	70.3
1990	69	70.5
1991	69.4	70.7
1992	69.7	71
1993	70	70.8
1994	70.3	70.5
1995	70.7	60.8
1996	71.1	60.8
1997	71.5	60.9
1998	71.8	60.9
1999	72.2	60.9
2000	72.6	60.9
2001	72.9	60.9
2002	73.1	60.9
2003	73.3	69.4
2004	73.4	69.3
2005	73.6	69.2
2006	73.7	69.1
2007	73.8	69
2008	73.7	69.3
2009	73.6	69.7
2010	73.7	70.2
2011	73.9	70.8
2012	74.1	71.3
2013	74.3	71.9
2014	74.4	72.5
2015	74.4	72.8
2016	74.4	73
2017	74.3	73
2018	74.3	73
2019	74.5	72.9
2020	70.4	72.8
2021	69.7	73.4
2022	74	73.6
2023	75.1	73.6
2024	75.3	73.7
2025	75.4	73.9

Mexico and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Mexico

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Mexico	North Korea
1960	36,724,615	11,722,953
1961	37,890,118	11,990,713
1962	39,129,200	12,262,882
1963	40,424,065	12,567,057
1964	41,772,049	12,889,770
1965	43,174,477	13,219,369
1966	44,629,106	13,569,094
1967	46,129,608	13,958,350
1968	47,668,303	14,365,596
1969	49,233,194	14,767,615
1970	50,814,953	15,172,775
1971	52,412,558	15,572,457
1972	54,030,168	15,975,069
1973	55,667,284	16,350,367
1974	57,320,149	16,673,121
1975	58,982,400	16,971,055
1976	60,645,512	17,243,450
1977	62,308,493	17,492,798
1978	63,979,046	17,735,995
1979	65,648,865	17,983,470
1980	67,300,334	18,236,786
1981	68,892,108	18,501,295
1982	70,433,260	18,776,357
1983	71,971,240	19,054,034
1984	73,506,846	19,335,043
1985	75,043,414	19,620,388
1986	76,585,637	19,910,855
1987	78,136,651	20,205,483
1988	79,695,531	20,503,161
1989	81,247,182	20,804,367
1990	82,820,170	21,112,137
1991	84,430,572	21,428,638
1992	86,044,809	21,750,911
1993	87,653,807	22,073,352
1994	89,259,205	22,393,975
1995	90,862,455	22,669,304
1996	92,452,702	22,895,746
1997	94,021,207	23,110,830
1998	95,575,245	23,311,564
1999	97,115,707	23,497,599
2000	98,625,552	23,665,910
2001	100,099,099	23,815,358
2002	101,548,624	23,943,973
2003	102,978,515	24,090,380
2004	104,394,131	24,254,943
2005	105,811,504	24,396,433
2006	107,253,666	24,524,507
2007	108,774,360	24,646,383
2008	110,374,288	24,764,618
2009	111,999,721	24,878,332
2010	113,623,895	24,987,258
2011	115,243,504	25,097,874
2012	116,818,208	25,211,728
2013	118,343,573	25,329,451
2014	119,784,261	25,451,262
2015	121,072,306	25,575,350
2016	122,251,351	25,698,326
2017	123,400,057	25,817,709
2018	124,573,711	25,931,147
2019	125,762,982	26,037,632
2020	126,799,054	26,136,312
2021	127,648,148	26,232,534
2022	128,613,117	26,328,845
2023	129,739,759	26,418,204
2024	130,861,007	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Mexico and North Korea

Fertility rate

Mexico

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mexico	North Korea
1960	6.76	3.57
1961	6.78	3.26
1962	6.8	3.41
1963	6.82	3.63
1964	6.83	3.55
1965	6.82	3.56
1966	6.79	3.71
1967	6.75	4.05
1968	6.71	3.87
1969	6.63	3.86
1970	6.53	3.85
1971	6.42	3.74
1972	6.28	3.89
1973	6.12	3.35
1974	5.95	3.14
1975	5.74	3.05
1976	5.54	2.84
1977	5.36	2.77
1978	5.2	2.79
1979	4.96	2.85
1980	4.74	2.84
1981	4.57	2.92
1982	4.43	2.85
1983	4.3	2.78
1984	4.18	2.71
1985	4.09	2.65
1986	3.97	2.59
1987	3.8	2.53
1988	3.64	2.47
1989	3.53	2.41
1990	3.44	2.39
1991	3.36	2.35
1992	3.29	2.29
1993	3.21	2.22
1994	3.13	2.18
1995	3.04	2.15
1996	2.96	2.09
1997	2.89	2.03
1998	2.82	1.99
1999	2.76	1.97
2000	2.71	1.94
2001	2.67	1.94
2002	2.63	1.92
2003	2.58	1.91
2004	2.54	1.9
2005	2.5	1.87
2006	2.46	1.94
2007	2.42	1.94
2008	2.39	1.97
2009	2.36	1.91
2010	2.34	1.89
2011	2.32	1.88
2012	2.29	1.88
2013	2.27	1.88
2014	2.21	1.87
2015	2.14	1.86
2016	2.09	1.86
2017	2.04	1.85
2018	2.03	1.83
2019	2.02	1.83
2020	1.99	1.82
2021	1.97	1.81
2022	1.94	1.8
2023	1.91	1.78

Mexico and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Mexico

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Mexico	North Korea
1960	16.6	19.9
1961	16.5	20.2
1962	16.4	20.6
1963	16.3	20.8
1964	16.3	21
1965	16.2	21.2
1966	16.2	21.3
1967	16.1	21.4
1968	16.1	21.4
1969	16.1	21.4
1970	16.1	21.4
1971	16	21.2
1972	16	20.9
1973	16.1	20.7
1974	16.1	20.7
1975	16.2	20.9
1976	16.2	21.1
1977	16.4	21.4
1978	16.5	21.8
1979	16.6	22.2
1980	16.8	22.5
1981	17.1	22.8
1982	17.4	23.1
1983	17.7	23.5
1984	18	23.9
1985	18.3	24.2
1986	18.6	24.5
1987	18.9	24.8
1988	19.2	25.1
1989	19.4	25.6
1990	19.7	26
1991	20	26.4
1992	20.4	26.8
1993	20.7	27.2
1994	21	27.6
1995	21.4	28
1996	21.7	28.3
1997	22	28.8
1998	22.2	29.2
1999	22.5	29.6
2000	22.8	30.1
2001	23.1	30.5
2002	23.5	31
2003	23.8	31.4
2004	24.1	31.8
2005	24.4	32.1
2006	24.7	32.5
2007	25	32.9
2008	25.3	33.3
2009	25.6	33.7
2010	25.8	34
2011	26.1	34.3
2012	26.4	34.5
2013	26.7	34.7
2014	27	35
2015	27.3	35.2
2016	27.6	35.4
2017	28	35.7
2018	28.3	35.9
2019	28.6	36.2
2020	29	36.4
2021	29.2	36.6
2022	29.5	36.8
2023	29.9	37.1
2024	30.3	37.3

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